<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">The Reagan administration in office modeled itself on the Kennedy administration (large tax cuts; new approach to Russia; military attacks on revolting parts of the empire [Kennedy-Vietnam; Reagan-Latin America]).<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The Trump administration is following the same pattern - in re taxes, Russia, military attacks on revolting parts of the empire (Mideast & N. Africa). <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 5, 2017, at 12:38 PM, Dianna Visek via Peace-discuss <<a href="mailto:peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net" class="">peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]-->
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